For over 22 years, Slorach operated Deuce Design [multidisciplinary design agency], with his partner Sophie Tatlow.  He has collaborated with many of Sydney's leading design practitioners, architects and cultural institutions including Sydney Theatre Company, The Powerhouse Museum, City of Sydney, Premier's department, RailCorp, Mirvac, JPW, Cox Richardson, SJB, plus many other recognised public and private organisations.

He has completed numerous commissions, including in recent years, two custom designed carpets for Sydney’s Government House and a large scale public art piece, The Native Tapestry, at Barangaroo, Sydney.

Bruce lives in Queens Park, Sydney with his partner Sophie Tatlow.

"I've been painting since I was a teenager and have explored a range of diverse influences; however I've always returned to the idea of a 'sense of place' and what surrounds me. I've never fitted into a particular 'box' but I've always loved the bush and native foliage. Over the past decade my practice has revolved around native flora and an exploration of historical botanical works. I love that Australian plants have a very distinct other worldly personality and an almost Jurassic presence."

Biography

1962 Born in Hamilton, Western District, Victoria

1979 Swinburne Foundation Year

1982 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Victorian College of the Arts

1983 Established Abyss Studios, Galaxy Emporium, Funk Essentials with Sara Thorne

1989 Australian Fashion: The Contemporary Art, Group Show, Sydney Powerhouse Museum of Applied Arts an Sciences

1990-95/96 RMIT, NGV and Powerhouse Museum, Canberra acquire body and archive of work held as permanent acquisitions

1993-98 Creative Director, Mambo Australia

1998-present Founded Deuce Design – multi-disciplinary Design Agency

2011 ManStyle NGV, Group Show

2012 Founded Utopia Goods with Sophie Tatlow

2016 200 Years of Australia Fashion, Group Show NGV

2016 Flora Exhibition, Saint Cloche Gallery Sydney (multi-media works on paper)

2018 Botanica Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, VIC

2023 Native Deities Exhibition, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, NSW

Contact

For inquiries about artworks, please contact Utopia Goods:

34 Oxford Street Paddington, NSW, 2021, Australia
info@utopiagoods.com
+61 2 9357 4477